The Weather. 



Meteorological Data for May. 



* Temperature data from thermometer not self-registering. 



Summary. 



Temperature (deg. F.). — Monthly mean, 55.5° (12 sta- 

 tions). Highest monthly mean, 59.0°, at Springfield; 

 lowest monthly mean, 51.5°, at Ipswich; maximum, 82°, 

 at Ipswich, on the 14th; minimum, 26°, at Monroe, on the 

 2d ; range, 56° ; greatest local monthly range, 47°, at Am- 

 herst and Lawrence ; least local monthly range, 28°, at 

 Nantucket ; greatest daily range, 38°, at Lawrence, on the 

 3d and 31st ; least daily range, 4°, at Ipswich, on the 10th. 

 Average temperature for May, at Springfield, for twenty- 

 three years, 59.3°; the average for May, 1890, is 59°; 

 departure, — 0.3°. 



Precipitation. — Average (12 stations), 4.94; greatest, 

 6.67 inches, at Ipswich; least, 2.37, at Nantucket. Aver- 

 age precipitation for May, at Springfield, for forty-three 

 years, 4.17; for May, 1890, 5.36; departure, -f-1.19. 



Prevailing direction of wind. — Southwest. 



Hail, — General on 28th. 



